Tag Archives: List of streets in Manhattan

Gristede Brothers Grocers in East Harlem 1921

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The first Gristede was founded by brothers Diedrich (Dick) and Charles Gristede in 1888 with a horse-drawn delivery wagons. At one time Gristede had stores throughout New York City, as well as in Westchester County and Connecticut. Continue reading

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Harlem is a Hot Spot for Traffic Deaths Involving Children

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In East Harlem, children made up 43 percent of traffic injuries.

As reported last week, six-year old Amar Diarassoubba was killed while crossing a Harlem street last week. Continue reading

The French Visit Grant’s Tomb, Harlem, 1917

french soldiers in fron of Grants tombFrench soldiers ride a pair of double-decker buses to West 123rd Street and Riverside Drive to visit the tomb of Ulysses S. Grant (aka Grants Tomb). Continue reading

Seventh Avenue At 126th Street, Harlem, 1925

A colorized postcard image looking down Seventh Avenue (aka Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.), on the down town side of the street, at 126th Street, in central Harlem, New York City, taken around 1925.

Sixth Avenue, Harlem, NY 1830 – 1910

MNY220042We think this photograph is around Mount Morris Park in the Sixth Avenue taken around the 1830′s. Continue reading

116th Street And Third Avenue, 1925

116th Street  looking west from east of Third Avenue   Ride On the Open Air Elevated   written on the side of the El station as a trolley approaches on October 8  1925  Present day street view   Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives116th Street, looking west from east on Third Avenue. “Ride On the Open Air Elevated”, is written on the side of the Elevated station or the “El station”. Continue reading

Go To The Stop ‘N’ Swap in Harlem (video)

Bring clean, reusable, portable items such as clothing, house wares, games, books, & toys that you no longer need, and take home something new-to-you, free! Continue reading

Spiffy Dwight School Leases Harlem Sports Complex

east harlem poolThe pricey Dwight School is teaming up with an East Harlem co-op to open a new athletic facility. Continue reading

Broadway and West 104th Street, West Harlem, 1902

Broadway-and-West-104th-Street-nycThis wonderful black and white photograph, was taken in 1902, on a busy day looking south on Broadway and 104th Street in West Harlem.   Continue reading

Uptown LBGT Community Seek A Base in Harlem

center29u-1-webHarlem’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is looking for a space to call their own, and one local group has started a petition to garner support for a community center. Continue reading